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Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics. Click to read Letters from an American, by Heather Cox Richardson, a Substack publication with millions of subscribers.
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January 24, 2026
This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse for the local VA hospital.
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The Killing of Alex PrettiâWhat we know so far.
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The Killing of Alex Pretti
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This morning with
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What the Heck Just Happened?
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2 days ago
January 23, 2026
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January 23, 2026
Tens of thousands of Minnesotans took to the streets today in bitter cold temperatures with wind chills of -20°F (â28°C) to protest the occupation of Minneapolis and St.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-23-2026
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Today's American Conversations with
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American Conversations: Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis
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3 days ago
January 22, 2026
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January 22, 2026
Vice President J.D.
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Politics Chat, January 22, 2026
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
https://www.youtube.com/live/3PzucmIHD10?si=hxtyYaNdCGYVWohd
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Heather Cox Richardson on America: âWhat Country Am I Looking At Here?â
Podcast Episode · That Can't Be True with Chelsea Clinton · 01/22/2026 · 50m
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A Year of Trump 2.0; A Decade of the War on Truth (ft. Heather Cox Richardson)
Podcast Episode · Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov · 01/21/2026 · 1h 2m
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4 days ago
January 21, 2026
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January 21, 2026
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this morning, a visibly exhausted president of the United States of America rambled in angry free association in a speech before the worldâs leaders.
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5 days ago
January 20, 2026
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January 20, 2026
World leaders are gathered at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, which is taking place from January 19 to January 23.
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Politics Chat, January 20, 2026
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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6 days ago
January 19, 2026
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January 19, 2026
Late last night, Nick Schifrin of PBS NewsHour posted on social media that the staff of the U.S.
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7 days ago
January 18, 2026
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January 18, 2026
You hear sometimes, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures, that America has no heroes left.
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7 days ago
The Battle of the Bulge Episode Three: The Schnee Eifel Pocket
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The Battle of the Bulge Episode 3: The Schnee Eifel Pocket
Here is the third installment of the Battle of the Bulge series in Journey to American Democracy.
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8 days ago
January 17, 2026
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January 17, 2026
After the extraordinary pushback on President Donald J.
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9 days ago
January 16, 2026
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January 16, 2026
Well, President Donald J.
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Pine Tree Activismđ
9 days ago
Did you know that H.C. Richardson,
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
and team started
@hcrhq.bsky.social
two months ago, for all things H.C. Richardson? Yeah. Pretty cool. Here's her show, American Conversations, today with Representative Jason Crow, discussing DOJ, the Constitution, US, and world order.
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Representative Jason Crow on DOJ Weaponization, Autocracy, War Powers Act, and Trump Lawlessness
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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American Conversations: Representative Jason Crow
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10 days ago
January 15, 2026
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January 15, 2026
You know what Americans arenât talking about very much today after Trumpâs threat to detonate the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) this week and his threat this morning to invoke the Insurrec...
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Politics Chat, January 15, 2026
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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11 days ago
January 14, 2026
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January 14, 2026
Today is officially Ratification Day, the anniversary of the day in 1784 when members of the Confederation Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War and formally recognize...
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11 days ago
Does anyone here have a contact for anyone who works at TikTok and can help me w people there pretending to be me?
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12 days ago
January 13, 2025
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January 13, 2026
Officials in the Trump administration insist its surges of federal agents into Democratic-led cities are necessary to round up undocumented immigrants, but the agentsâ mission increasingly looks as if...
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FYI,
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is where my team pulls together all the interviews and stuff I do.
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Your home base for all things Heather Cox Richardson on Bluesky. Managed by Team HCR.
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Politics Chat, January 13, 2026
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
https://www.youtube.com/live/QsG5DcBwpGI?si=45HIP_cd4nkVmWFz
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13 days ago
January 12, 2026
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January 12, 2026
Today, Democratic senator Mark Kelly of Arizona sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Defense Department, Navy Secretary John Phelan, and the Navy Department for violating his First Amendment right...
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NEW:
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returns to "The Best People" with
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to discuss the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Maduro, the current political era, and more. Listen to new episodes every Monday:
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Heather Cox Richardson:
Podcast Episode · The Best People with Nicolle Wallace · 01/12/2026 · 53m
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Battle of the Bulge Episode 2: The Malmedy Massacre:
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Battle of the Bulge Episode 2: The Malmedy Massacre
This is the second installment of the Battle of the Bulge series for Journey to American Democracy.
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15 days ago
January 10, 2026
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January 10, 2026
Yesterday, in an apparent attempt to regain control of the national narrative surrounding the deadly shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, Vice President J.D.
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January 9, 2026
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January 9, 2026
Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.
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Journey to American Democracy: The Battle of the Bulge
This new series in Journey to American Democracy comes to you thanks to that odd way history has of braiding the past and the present.
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Today with Senator Chris Coons +
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American Conversations: Senator Chris Coons
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17 days ago
January 8, 2026
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January 8, 2026
On MS NOW today, columnist Philip Bump broke down when talking about the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis.
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Politics Chat, January 8, 2026
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18 days ago
January 7, 2026
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January 7, 2026
This morning, a federal agent from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good as she was driving away from ICE agents on a residential street in Minneapoli...
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January 6, 2026 (Yes, I misdated it, although it's fixed now.)
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January 6, 2025
âThey say that when you win the presidency you lose the midterm,â President Donald J.
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Politics Chat, January 6, 2026
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20 days ago
January 5, 2026
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January 5, 2026 (Monday)
Five years ago, on January 6, 2021, more than 2,000 rioters stormed the U.S.
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21 days ago
January 4, 2025
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January 4, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio took the administrationâs message about its strikes on Venezuela to the Sunday talk shows this morning.
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22 days ago
January 3, 2026
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January 3, 2026
Today was the legal deadline for the Department of Justice to submit to Congress a written justification for any documents from the Epstein files that the department had redacted or withheld.
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Understanding the U.S. Strike on Venezuela | Explainer
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23 days ago
January 2, 2026
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January 2, 2026
Just after midnight on January 1, in a private ceremony in the long-closed former City Hall subway station in Manhattan, New York Attorney General Letitia James swore Zohran Mamdani into office as may...
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In June 2025, our team launched Journey to American Democracy, a series of short videos about American history that started with âTen Steps to Revolution.â To date, we have released 28 episodes. There is much more to come in 2026!
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Ten Steps to Revolution | Journey to American Democracy
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